Automobile-controller lever-lock.



P G. MILLER. AUTDMQBILE CONTROLLER LEVER LOOK.

APPLICATION. FILED APE. 26.1909.

Patented June 28, 1910.

R\ N v I inder,

'55 can unlock the lever.-

handle 12 through an opening 21 so that the end of the cylinder can be engaged by the thumb of the hand gripping the lever and be pressed when it is desired to release the holding latch 4, The chambered ortion 15 of the casing is disposed inan 0 set re- .ce ss 22 of the chamber 13 in the handle 12,

and bearing against the portion. 20 is a yieldingly holds the device O, wi h the cylinder 15, projected from the 20 handle, as shown in Fig. 2. The inner end of the cylinder projects beyond the casing 14 and carries a'bolt 24 which is provided withan extension 25. that normally alines with thc push-rod 10 so that the inward 2 movement of'the" device 0 will release the catch 4;. The cylinder is adapted to make one complete rotation so that the key 26 can be inserted to operate the lock,;and removed after, the latter is in looking position. The bolt, however, is intended to turn through -one hundred and eighty degrees to be thrown out of alinement with the push-rod 10, so that movement of the device C will not be imparted to the said push-rod. For this 55 purpose, the bolt 24, which is in the form of a sleeve rotatably mounted on the inner end of the cylinderl5, has an approximately semicircular slot 27 into which extends a stop 28 in the form of a screw secured to the cyland the inner end of the sleeve 24: which is spring 23 which is provided with a projection 28" adapted to engage approximately. diamet rically-dispos'e shoulders 29, one of which is shown in Fig. i, so that the sleeve or bolt 24 can make half a rotation. The slot 27 and in 28 constitute a lost motion connection etween the cylinder'lh' and bolt 24.

When the parts are in hepositionshown in Fig. 2, the controller i. locked out of use,

so that the emergency brake will be set, the

clutch open, thechange speed gear thrown out, according to either of which the lever is intended to control. It will thus be seen that no one except the'possessor of the key wishes to. run the automobile, it is merely "necessary to unlock the lever, and to do this, the key 26is inserted and the cylinder given one complete turn. This will throw the projection 25 of the: bolt from the position shown in'Fig. '2 to that shown in Fig. 4, so

that'the bolt and pushed inwardly to thereby release the latch, which latter cannot be released when When the owner.

. throwingthe actua ush-rod will be Op atively related. T e device can thenbe the bolt is in theposition shown in Fig.

In throwing the bolt into and out of cooper ative relation with the ash-rod 10, the key is inserted in the c er, as shown in Fig. 5, and during the first half turn, the pin 28 passes to the opposite end ofthe slot 27, so that the partswill be in the osition shown in Fi t, and then during t e second half turn t e bolt 24: will be turned with the'cylinder to throw it .to the position shown in Fig. 2. The device C can be then pushed inwardly without havin any efl'ect on the latch device, which hol s the lever locked.

When the device 0 is pushed inwardly, the sprin 22 will return 1t to normal osition, andt e s ring 8 serves to return t e latch 11 to 100 ing position after it has been actuated to released position to permit movement of the controlling lever. In or der to assemble the parts in the handle, the latter may be in two parts, as shown in Fig. 1, one of the parts being a removable'plate 30 riveted or otherwimfastened to the rest of the handle. The keys 26 can be made in a cat variety of she es, so that no two keys will ever fit the loo 8 of any two automobiies, and nobody but the owner or one an thorized' by him can unlock the controller of the automobile and start the same.

, From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily up parent to those skilled in the art to which the invention-appertaius, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with thedevicewhich I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that thedevice shown is merely illustrative, and that such changles may he made when de-, sired as are wit in the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus deseribedthe invention, what i I claim as new, ters Patent, is

1., An automobile attachment'comprisin a controller, means for holding the centre ler iii-different operating positions, and a key-controlled device permanently carried by andprojecting from the controller and adapted to be thrown into and out. of cotiperative'relation with the said holding means. 2. The combination of a controller, a holding means therefor, an actuator for the holding means, a key-controlled device for r into and out of coop erative relation with the holding means.

3. The combination ofa controller, means for holding the controller in different operative positlons, a push-button for releasing the holding means,

out of cooperative relation with the holding and desire to secure by Letp and a keybperated de-- vice for throwlng the push-button. into andlac ' 4 The combination of a controller, means for holding the controller in difl'erent operative positions, said means including a movable element, a rotatable and 'depressible push-button on the controller and permanently"attached thereto for moving the said element, and a lock device for turning the push button and holding the 'latter'in oper ative or inoperative position with respect to the said element. 5. The combination of a controlling lever, a toothed member associated therewith, a latch element carried by the lever to engage the said member, an operating device carried by the lever for operating the latch, and

a rotatable and longitudmallymovable actuating memberatteclied to and normally protruding from the lever and movable by means of a turn key into and out of cooperative relation with the said device. 6. The combination of a controlling lever,

- a toothed member associated therewith, a

I latch mounted on the lever at apoint out:

Wardly from the member to engage the-latter, an actuating element located between the latch and outer end of the leverxfor' moving the latch, a push-button permanently, carried by the lever at the outer endthereof, and a locking device :for holding the push-button-in operative orin'operative positionwith respect to the element.-

7.The 'com bination of a leverhavin achamber' open at opposite sides, a fixed fcurved member extending through the chamber and havin teeth on its convex side, a latch pivoted in t ie'chamber for engaging the toothed member, an actuating rod mounted in the leverito engage the latch for tilting the same, an actuator movable into and out of cod erative relation with the rod, and a locking 'evice for controlling the position of the actuator. I

8. The combination of a controller, a holding device therefor including a re'ci r'o catory member, ail-actuator reciprocating in alinement with the member and alocking device for movin .the actuator into onout -for turning the ushelemcnt into or out of cooperative re ation wit the member.-

9. The combination'of a controller, hold;-

ing means therefor including] a flrecipro-J catory. rod housed in the controller, a-jpush .elementdi o'sediin alinement with the rod to. actuate t e same, a m mmalian-mea 'o cooperative relationwith the rode 10. The combination of a controllenl'a' an operat holdin means therefor includin ing roll housedin the control er,- a push-'" button for actuating the-rod, a member cars ried by the pushtbuttoli anddisposed between the. latter and rod, and 'means for moving the member to operatively relate the push-button to the rod. f

11. The combination of a controller, 'a

holding means,

'- ing a chambered handle, holdingrm chambe'rfor actuating the hol holdingmeans therefor including a springpressed element and a releasing member therefor, a push-button on the controller, a device disposed between the push button and member for o eratively relating the'two'gand a key control ed means for throwing the'd vice into and out of cooperative relation with the push-button and member.

12. Ilte combination of a controller, a holding means therefor, and a combined. 'lockin device and actuator carried'by the contro ler and movable as a unit for operating the said means and including. a'rotatable key actu'ated element movable lntoand out of cooperative relation withftli'e said means. a v M I 13. The combination oft a. controller, a pivoted holding means therefoig'aj combined locking carrie by the controller and movable bac and forth in the controller for'operating the holding means and locked by a turning] device an ctuator permanentl movement in either operative or inoperative position with relahon tothesaid means, andmeans for yieldingly holding the said (le -"-1 vice normally projecting from the controller.

.14; The combination of a controller having a chambered handle, a holding means for-- the controller, and a combined actuatin and.

locking device arranged in tliesaidc am-- her for controlling the holding means, a poi-- tion of; the said device roj'ect-ing out of the chamber to form a pus button; and having a hole for receiving flake to movethe device into and out of cooperative relation with the 15.'-The combination ofa controller havin 'a chambered handle, a spring-actuated ho ding means for the control actuating and key-released locking device arranged in the said chamber forcontrollingf the holding'means', a portion .of. the said; -'device projecting out of the chamber; and. permanently attached to theportion within",

the chamber to form a pueh-button,-"and a.' 110,

spring for holding from 'thechamber; 16. The combination of a centre the pushj-button'projected the controller, a device'arrange 111 said device comprising a member' pito act out of the-chamber to 'forma pushutton,

er, a combined with the holding means, means for controlling the said member to throw the of operative position.

5 18, The combination f a controller, a holding means therefor, a device for operatmg the holding means, said device comprismg a movable casing a cylinder therein forming a push-bhtton, ke -released tumbler F1118 1n the 'casings'and cy inder for controling the turning of the-latter, and means carried by the cylinder 'to be thrown thereb into andout of cooperative relation with the said holding means. 3

19. The combination of a controller, a holding. means therefor, and a combined actuating and locking device for, the holding means, said locking device comprising a rotary member, key-released means for;- controlling the member, and a bolt on the member carried thereb during a portion of the rotary movement or throwing the bolt in o and out of coiiperative relation with t e 'holding'means. f 3;

20. Thecombination' offa controller, a.' holding means therefor, and a combined actuating and locking device for the holding? means, said locking device comprising arotary member, he released means for'con- 30v trolling the inem er, a' 'bolt on the member =-;carried thereby durin :a portion of the ro- 1 movement for t j wing the bolt into out of aeoaperative relation with theholdin mans,---=-' 'd device being bodily at movab efoiactuating the holdi means,

' and a spring for returning, the e'vice' to normal position. 1 V

Q1. The combinatiomof a controller a; holding meansther'efor, a combined locking;

and actuating device for the holding means, zsaid device being mounted in the controller and key-released movement of the bolt into and out :and movable to actuatethe' holding means,

said device com rising a moyable casing, a

i cylinder 'rot at'l movable with the casing, keyreleased means for preventin turning of the cylinder in the casing, a olt rotatably mounted on. the cylinder, and a lost-motion connection between the bolt and cylinder to ermit the latter to make a complete turn while the bolt is given a gartial turn for throwing the latter into an the holding means.

22. The combination of a controller, a holding means therefor, a combined locking and actuating device for the holding means, said device being mounted in the controller and movable to actuate the holding'means, said device comprising acasin a cylinder rotatably' mounted -thereinan projecting from both ends of the casing, one end of the the cylinder and mov- V o eratively related. to

coiiperative relation to a le into and out of the holding means.

'23. The combination of a controller a holdingmeans' therefor, a combined lockmg 4nd actuating device for the holding means, said device being mounted in the controller and movable to actuate the holding means, said device comprising a casing, a, cylinder arranged in the casing with its ends proj ectbuliton, a boltin the form of a sleeve on the other end of the cylinder, a lost-motion connection between t e cylinder-and bolt, said cylinder and bolt being movable longitndir ing of the cylinder in the casing.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing key-released means for controlling the turn ture in the presence of two witnesses.

' FRANKLINC. MILLER.

Witnesses:

Lennon KoLn,

ly mounted v,therein and Rpssent D. WELOH.

out of cooperative relation with cylinder forming a push-button, and a bolt inally to operatethe holding means, and a therefrom and one end forming a pushas my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signa 

